Indore water tragedy fallout: Delhi Jal Board ordered to intensify quality checks; dedicated teams to monitor high-density areas | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Following recent deaths in Indore due to contaminated water, Delhi water minister Parvesh Sahib Singh has instructed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to conduct strict checks to prevent a similar tragedy in the national capital, officials said on Wednesday. The Delhi government has issued directives to the DJB, to be implemented immediately.“Intensify regular…

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Free cervical cancer screening at AIIMS as India loses 1 woman every 8 minutes | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: AIIMS New Delhi launched free cervical cancer screening through January under a public-interest drive, as India continues to lose 1 woman every 8 minutes to a disease doctors say is largely preventable.As part of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Preventive Oncology at the Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital and the National Cancer Institute, in collaboration…

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Heater blast? Family of 3 dies in fire at DMRC staff quarters in Delhi’s Majlis Park; firemen cut iron doors to enter | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: A family of three died after fire swept through their one-bedroom flat at Delhi Metro Rail Corporation quarters in north Delhi’s Majlis Park early Tuesday.Ajay Vimal, 44, an assistant section engineer with the DMRC, his wife Neelam, 43, and their nine-year-old daughter Janvi were found dead inside their fifth-floor apartment, the bedroom door…

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HC: Making child touch private parts is aggravated sexual assault under Pocso | Delhi News

New Delhi: Making a child touch one’s private parts with sexual intent amounts to aggravated sexual assault and attracts punishment under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Delhi High Court has observed. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed a man’s appeal against his conviction and sentencing under Section 10 (punishment for aggravated sexual assault)…

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CBSE launches free psycho social counselling services for class X and XII students ahead of board exams | Delhi News

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has launched the first phase of its annual free psycho-social counselling services for class X and XII students. Beginning Jan 6 and continuing until June 1, the drive will focus on students’ mental and emotional well-being ahead of the board examinations. The initiative aims to help…

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